jactancioso

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Galician xactancioso.

Noun

jactancioso m (plural jactanciosos, metaphonic)

1. braggart

Adjective

jactancioso (feminine jactanciosa, masculine plural jactanciosos, feminine plural jactanciosas, metaphonic)

1. boastful

   Synonym: jactante

Spanish

Etymology

From jactancia +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /xaɡtanˈθjoso/ [xaɣ̞.t̪ãn̟ˈθjo.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /xaɡtanˈsjoso/ [xaɣ̞.t̪ãnˈsjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: jac‧tan‧cio‧so

Noun

jactancioso m (plural jactanciosos, feminine jactanciosa, feminine plural jactanciosas)

1. braggart

   Synonyms: fanfarria, baladrón, bravucón

Adjective

jactancioso (feminine jactanciosa, masculine plural jactanciosos, feminine plural jactanciosas)

1. boastful

   Synonyms: fanfarrón, cachiporra

Further reading

• “jactancioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10